A month later, Paris
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"Chris, even if you have recovered from your wounds, we must remain discreet. Umbrella has strengthened its security, you will not have a second chance! "Barry said.
In recent days, I was tired of staying in the house doing nothing. I failed that night, betrayed by Peter Gave, and Jane thought the soldiers of Umbrella had captured me. If Barry wasn't arrived in time, I would be dead today. He saved my life. Yet, I felt totally useless ... Raccoon had been destroyed, Jane ran away with a sample of the virus, and now I had to wait. However there were a good new: Jill had survived ... this information helped me to not get crazy.
"I know ... but how long it will last yet? "I replied while I had finished the dishes.
"Jill will join us soon. The last time she sent an email saying that he still had something to do with this Carlos Oliveira and that she would be able to come in a month. Be patient until then Chris. "
I turned to him.
"Listen, I can not thank you enough for what you did for me. While I was injured and unable to walk into the headquarters of Umbrella, you arrived with an armored truck, some mercenaries and a rocket launcher .. very bold, even for you Barry "
"Hahahah ! you saw how they fled? It is obvious that people from Umbrella are not brave! They would probably come back with some backup, but it was a mess with the men of Jane, they did not understand what was happening ..It took me only 5 minutes to make Gave telling me where I could find you. He was not brave either haha! "
I walked over to him and shook his hand.
"Thanks for everything Barry. »
"Chris, I know you don't like to feel useless, but for now you should enjoy your last days of rest. The house that I bought with my last savings is not so bad after all, right? If we were not the target of Umbrella, I would have lived in there with my family. "
I smiled to him without answering. It was obvious that we still had some big problems, and it was over, event if the situation had improved since the destruction of Raccoon City ...And..i missed her. I was thinking about Jill everyday.
"In fact, you still didn't tell me who is this Carlos Oliveira ?"
"Because you don't need to know that. But there is nothing between him and Jill. There's only one thing you should know about Jill, but it's up to you to ask her when she will be there. I can only tell you what she has accomplished in Raccoon city ... .Well ... Be proud of her Chris. Jill is the best STARS I have ever known. "
I wondered what that Jill could have done to make Barry so confident ... but something told me that it had something to do with the prototype "Nemesis" , a "STARS killer" considered as invincible according to som documents that Barry took when he found me.
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October 18, 1998
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It took us a whole day to Barry and I to install the connection on an old computer that the neighbor had given us. A very nice old man, who was probably fed up with Barry visit him about three times a week to check his mails.
"Well that pile of scrap should work for a while! " Growled Barry.
"I have to check my messages, after what happened in Raccoon, Claire has probably tried to contact me. »
"Be careful with what you tell her. »
"I know. »
"I'll go buy some food, I come back in an hour. »
Barry left the house while I settled in front of the computer. I expected at least 10 emails from my sister ... But she didn't send me anything. Strange. Maybe because it was my personal account, and Claire knew I rarely used the computer I had at home. But, it was possible that she sent a message in my professional account.
"It's risky, but I need to know. »
102 new messages. Great. But there were only one which interested me.
Sender: Claire Redfield.
"Hey Bro! Do you remember me ? I'm worried worry it's been weeks since you do not give me any news, please call me or I will come to see you ! Kisses. »
I stood there, reading and rereading this short message and the date of shipment. She sent it a few days before the destruction of Raccoon city ... .A sense of fear came over me, and my heart was beating very fast ... What if she had been in the city during the tragedy?
"No Claire, no ! tell me you did not come !"
I was looking for another email from my sister, but there were no other. And it was not her style, if she didn't come, she would have sent me many more messages ...
Another email aroused my curiosity, however, received only a few days ago.
From: Unknown / Object: Ally of Raccoon City
I opened it, knowing that this could be a trap from Umbrella.
"My name is Leon Scott Kennedy. I just took policeman functions duties with the RPD on the day it happened. All these horrors I saw that night, and the testimony of a dying man you probably knew, Marvin Branagh, allowed me to understand that the STARS were right since the beginning. I met your sister, Claire Redfield who was with me that night, worried for you. I do not have time to tell you in detail how we survived, but Claire, me and a girl, were far from the city when Raccoon was destroyed. Today I was recruited in the secret service of the government, so I could have access to your file discreetly and your business contact. I do not know where Claire is today. But I hope she is with you right now. In any case, she is determined to find you and destroy Umbrella, just like me. If I have information that can help you, I will send to you in a way where another. You can trust me. »
My fears were justified. Claire came to Raccoon city ... and she was now involved in the fight against Umbrella. The nightmare in which I found myself was now hers..Couldn't she only stay to study at the university, away from this mess ? I did not know very well what I was feeling at that moment. Sadness ? Anger? Both? I had to keep my cool anyway, I had no proof that "Leon Scott Kennedy" was telling the truth, even if his words seemed to be reliable.
Barry came back an hour later with supplies and a packet of newspapers that were still talking about the tragedy in Raccoon City. I mentioned the message of Leon, and what he said about Claire. Barry understood my concern, but advised me not to answer and wait for him to sends more informations.. We would know what to do when he will.
Part of me, however, hoped that Leon was really a friend .It would mean at least that Claire was alive, it was better than staying in doubt of her presence in Raccoon. But I still could not bear that my sister could have lived such a nightmare. And having a survivor from Raccoon city working for the government could be the key to the end of this story. Barry also agreed with me. A thought crossed my mind: maybe with time and money, we could even create a new organization against viruses, or something like that. And for that, we needed important allies.
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October 24, 1998
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We arrived at the airport to welcome Jill. The news were good: Umbrella was now suspected by the government of genocide and crimes against humanity after some investigations of several weeks. The problem was that there was no evidence, and representatives of Umbrella had answers to all the questions that people were asking.
We then assumed that Leon was a serious ally, and that he told to the president what he had seen. His last email said that the STARS survivors should soon testify too, but for now we had to stay hidden. Umbrella could not attack us anymore in light of current circumstances, but we never know.
"Hey you should smile kid! "Barry patted me on the shoulder.
I could not rejoice. As long as I did not know where Claire was, it was hard to think of something else. I contacted the headmaster of his university, who told me that Claire did not return for a long time. The date he mentioned was the day after she sent me the email. Leon was right.
"Jill is gonna come, try at least to pretend to be happy! We will try to find your sister you have my word. "
Barry was right. I had to stay positive, and ... I waited Jill for so long.
"Here she is! "
It was as like an electric shock through my body. It happened so suddenly, I had not had time to prepare myself for her arrival. She was there. Barry waved his hand, and she immediately spotted us.
"Hi Barry! Glad to see you! "Jill said as they hugged friendly.
"Chris was worried for you, and so was I ! It's good to see you! "
Jill looked at me with a smile, and I took her in my arms top.
"Jill ... I missed you. "
"Oh Chris I missed you too. If you knew ... All these things that happened in Raccoon its ... "
I took her by the shoulders and looked into her eyes, feeling that the subject was still very painful for her.
"Hey, relax. Let's not talk about that now. You're safe now, okay? "
She nodded. Barry reminded us that it was better to leave the airport right now. And we left.
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November 5, 1998
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The weeks that had followed the arrival of Jill had been relaxing for us. We told her my investigations, Jane, Umbrella Headquarters, and also about my sister who was at Raccoon when the tragedy. Jill felt sorry, as she could have been looking for her if she knew it..Then I explained that she was with someone called Leon. We talked about his mails, and the fact that after some research on this man, and what he said on his mails, , we finally decided to trust him. He was also our only hope to get things better ... Find Claire and also destroy Umbrella once and for all. This time, the Government was on our side, and today was the day to go to the US embassy for telling our story to an agent from Secret Services, named David Kingston. Leon said that this agent will come with an expert in bioterrorism, a man named Clive O'Brian.
The lady at the desk took us into the Mr Kingston office, saying that he would arrive in 2 minutes. We were waiting for him, hoping that this time, Umbrella will pay for everything.
"Do you think they will believe us without any evidences? "Jill asked, worried
" I can't say. But I know that this is the first time that somebody wants to hear us. "I answered.
Barry was silent. We knew why. He would have the hardest part of the story to tell. I continued to talk to Jill.
"Anyway, I do not intend to stop there. A tragedy like Raccoon city must never happen again. Umbrella will soon not be a danger anymore, but another will take its place. "
She nodded, clearly agrees with me and determined to continue after the end of Umbrella. I could not know say how or why, but somehow Jill has changed. In good. Althought that she didn't tell me yet what happened to her. She seemed stronger and more determined than ever. At least one positive point in all these unfortunate events ... .We all changed.
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Heyyy people ! I d'like to thank you all for your support, so I decided to continue. First, I'm sorry I lost my focus with the part with Jane, so I choose to move on. It is my first story, so I accept all my mistakes. I hope you will still like it anyway